Standard ErrorsNonproduction bonuses: Access

Table 43. Standard errors for nonproduction bonuses: Access, State and local government workers, NationalCompensation Survey, March 2011

Characteristics

Allnonproductionbonuses

Employeerecognitionbonus

End-of-yearbonus

Holidaybonus

Payment inlieu ofbenefitsbonus

Longevitybonus

Referralbonus

Otherbonus1

All workers

1.3

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.8

0.6

0.2

0.9

Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related

1.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.9

0.6

0.1

1.1

Professional and related

1.3

0.3

[2]

0.2

0.8

0.6

0.1

0.9

Teachers

1.4

0.4

–

–

1.1

0.5

–

1.0

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

1.7

0.5

–

–

1.3

0.7

–

1.3

Service

1.9

0.9

0.6

0.6

1.1

1.0

–

1.3

Protective service

2.7

1.8

–

1.1

1.7

1.7

–

2.5

Sales and office

1.7

0.5

0.5

0.7

1.3

1.0

0.2

1.2

Office and administrative support

1.7

0.5

0.5

0.5

1.3

0.9

0.2

1.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

2.8

0.9

–

–

1.3

1.5

–

1.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

3.3

0.7

–

–

1.9

1.1

–

1.6

Full time

1.4

0.4

0.2

0.3

0.9

0.6

0.2

1.1

Part time

1.1

0.2

–

0.5

0.7

0.4

–

0.7

Union

1.5

0.5

[2]

[2]

1.3

0.6

–

0.9

Nonunion

1.7

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.8

0.4

1.4

Average wage within the following categories:3

Lowest 25 percent

1.8

0.6

0.3

0.7

0.8

0.7

–

1.3

Lowest 10 percent

2.5

[2]

0.3

1.2

0.8

0.7

–

1.2

Second 25 percent

1.8

0.5

0.4

0.4

1.1

1.1

0.2

1.2

Third 25 percent

1.7

0.6

0.3

0.4

1.2

0.8

0.2

1.3

Highest 25 percent

1.3

0.3

[2]

–

1.1

0.6

[2]

0.9

Highest 10 percent

1.7

0.5

[2]

–

1.1

0.6

–

1.3

Establishment characteristics

Service-providing industries

1.3

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.8

0.5

0.2

0.9

Education and health services

1.3

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.8

0.6

0.1

0.8

Educational services

1.3

0.2

–

–

0.9

0.6

–

0.9

Elementary and secondary schools

1.5

0.3

–

–

1.1

0.6

–

1.0

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

2.7

0.7

–

–

1.3

1.3

–

1.9

Health care and social assistance

4.0

1.0

1.1

1.7

2.0

1.1

1.0

1.8

Hospitals

5.2

0.7

0.9

2.6

2.7

1.0

1.5

2.0

Public administration

2.0

0.9

0.5

0.7

1.5

1.2

–

2.0

1 to 99 workers

3.1

0.5

1.2

1.5

1.6

2.1

–

1.4

1 to 49 workers

3.8

0.2

1.5

2.2

1.3

2.8

–

2.2

50 to 99 workers

5.0

–

1.6

–

3.6

2.4

–

1.4

100 workers or more

1.3

0.3

[2]

0.2

0.8

0.5

0.2

1.0

100 to 499 workers

2.4

0.2

0.6

0.8

1.4

1.1

0.2

1.4

500 workers or more

1.4

0.5

–

–

0.9

0.6

0.3

1.1

State government

3.2

1.1

–

–

2.1

1.6

0.8

2.8

Local government

1.3

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.8

0.5

[2]

0.7

Geographic areas

New England

3.8

–

–

–

1.9

2.5

–

4.6

Middle Atlantic

2.6

–

0.0

–

1.3

0.9

–

1.1

East North Central

3.5

0.5

–

–

2.4

1.5

–

1.2

West North Central

4.0

–

[2]

–

2.0

–

–

1.9

South Atlantic

2.7

1.4

–

1.0

0.8

0.8

1.0

3.4

West South Central

3.2

0.7

–

–

1.7

1.2

–

2.4

Mountain

4.3

1.0

–

–

–

2.9

–

2.6

Pacific

2.6

0.8

0.5

–

3.3

0.5

–

1.3

1Includes all other bonuses provided to employees and not published separately.

2Less than 0.05.

3The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. Theaverage wages are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2010." See Technical Note formore details.

NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the"Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20102011.htm.